Wednesday, August 8, 2012

When Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) decides to
get into a particular product line, it makes sure that it has sequels – with
the exception possibly of Zune. So with its debut tablet, Surface, yet to make
on entry on retailers' shelves the company is already planning the next
version.

Peter Pachal, writing on Mashable.com said that a
series of job ads on the Microsoft career site showed that the company was
expanding the line.

"When Microsoft unveiled Surface, some
observers thought Microsoft’s foray into building its own hardware would be a
one-time thing. Once Surface completed its ostensible job of jump-starting the
market for Windows 8 tablets, Microsoft would probably back off and let its
hardware partners take the reins, and the Surface would slowly fade into the
background, or perhaps be discontinued outright," said Pachal.

Obviously that’s not happening as the world's
largest software maker must have sensed that tablets are where he action is
after desktops, laptops, notebooks, netbooks and ultra-books.

As tablets get more powerful, with higher processor
speeds and more storage space running on 3G networks, consumers are gravitating
towards the portable tablets rather than lugging around bulky laptops that
still occupy a lot of space and have to be booted up at every start.

"From the job ads, it appears Microsoft is
seriously committed to enhancing and expanding the Surface line. The company
has posted total of 13 positions directly related to the “Surface team” since
June 18 (the day the tablet was unveiled)," Pachal commented.

The ads for the jobs clearly state that Microsoft is
building the next generation of Surface tablets.

However Microsoft reps refused to make any comment
on the job postings to Mashable.